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The students at Florence Elementary read to celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday. Leading up to the March 2nd event, the library had a Book Fair and none other than the Cat and the Hat made his appearance as a special guest. The Book Fair gave the students the opportunity to choose their own books with the goal to motivate them to read more.The first graders participated in ‘Read the Most from Coast to Coast’ a nationwide event that records the number of quizzes taken in the Accelerated Reader program. The first graders reported to school, some in their jammies with stuffed animals and slippers, ready to read. Their primary focus for the day was to read, and read they did. They read amongst themselves, with partners and even with their upper class book buddies. The students created edible Cat and the Hat treats and tasted green eggs. One of the first grade classes’ goal was to take 100 AR tests. They came very close by taking 78 tests, but the students were troopers and did not want to stop reading even when it was time to go home. The kindergartener had more fun making Cat and the Hat masks along with hats to honor Dr. Seuss.Read to live and live to read is one of the Florence Elementary guiding mottos.